, 1887-05-21
P R @ G. L E D | N G S
OF THE
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FOR 81. .CROIX.

MONDAY the 10th May 1887, the Coloni.
al Council held In extraordinary meeting
at 70 o'clock, noon, convened agreably to
resolution of His Excellency the Governor
in virtue Of s SO Of the Colonial Law. The
members yet retaining their seats in the
Council were present, likewise the members
elected in April at the general elections.
The meeting was opened by the acting
chairman Or. Petersen), who requested 2nd
member for Christiansted's Town District
(Lenhming) to act temporarily as secretary.
The acting Chairman notified the recent
Of a letter from the Government by which
in accordance with S sc Of the Colonial
Law the ordinary meetings of the Council
had been fixed to be held on the 2nd Mon
day of the months June, August, October
and December 1887, and February and
April 1888, at y o'clock noon. He like
wise notified to the members that the usual
Resume Of the Councils business in the
past year had Deen drawn up and had been
laid upon the Councils table. The Re
sumo reads thus:
RESUME
of the Councils transactions during the
year 1886-87.
The last session 1886. 1887 of the Colo.
NAL Council was opened on the 10Th
April 1886 III all extraordinary meeting.
The ordinary meetings were fixed for the
first Monday in the months Of June. Au.
gust, October and December 1886, Febru.
airy and April 1887 and held on the same
days, except the meeting in December 1886.
which was postponed from the 9th to the
18th, and the meeting in February 1887,
which was postponed from the 18th to the
9th. The Council has consequently held
Z meetings in the past year (n 1SSl.S2: Z;
1000 90 IA . 1892 81 49, 1894 QS. I = o,I
1885,: 10 meetings. besides 3 meetings
the 2nd and 10th August and 18th Sep
TENDER 1886, in which the whole Council
went into Committee to consider the report
of 10 April 1886 on the Draft of Ordinance
concerning Country LabOurers in st. Croix.
In regard to the members of the Council.
1st 2nd and 3rd member for Frederiksted's
Country District, MeSSrs p. g.. Birch. J.
Hewitt and j. Wilson had left the Island
last year and their absence was notified to
the Council i'll the meeting the End August
last year and as nom of said members had
returned at the meeting the 18th Deem
Der last year, the Council voted in the
same meeting that they were to be consi-
dered as having withdrawn, and at the
new election the 30th December last
year were elected Messrs. j. Russell, E.
Svitzer and T. Hewitt respectively as
1st End and 3rd member for Fred
eriksted's Country District. 2nd Crown
Member Chief Judge Anderson left the
Island in May last year and his letter of
resignation was put on the Order of Day
for the Councils meeting Monday the 7th
June last year, in which meeting 9TH
Crown Member Il. Petersen then was
elected chairman and 3rd Member for
Christiansted's Country District H. Mel
thropp Vicechairman for the rest of the
wear, while Mr.. Paludan Miller was APP
pointed as End Grown Member and took
his seat in the Council the 18th December
last year.
Of cases in the Colonial Council
were standing over from 1928: The
Draft, of the new Colonial Law; from
1861: Draft of Ordinance introduced
by Flemming) concerning the establishment
of a constabulary force in the Centre Dis.
trict, which Draft was sent to a committee,
reappointed 26th August 1879. From
1994.85: Draft of Ordinance concerning
the appointment of Court Witnesses i'm the
Danish Westindia Islands, 1st Discussion
End and 10Th February, referred to a Com
mittee. ~l4 Il w. llt6N g8